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Replit enables importing any npm package for web development

Replit has expanded its package support to include any npm package that can run in a web browser. This feature allows developers using JavaScript, HTML/CSS/JS, or ES2016 to import packages directly from npm. The system works by parsing `require` statements, fetching the package bundle from npm via wzrd.in, and evaluating it within the code's context. AI

IMPACT Enhances developer experience by simplifying package management for web-based projects.

RANK_REASON This is a product update for a development platform, not a core AI release.

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    Require any npm package

    Last year we introduced support for importing any Python package from PyPi and -- although we don't have perfect support for all packages -- it turned out to be a very popular feature. That's why today we're excited to continue the roll-out for the rest of our platform starting w…